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>Subject: estimating video production time
>Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:49:52 -0700
>Organization: university of arizona
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Bob,
We have experience creating the University of Arizona Critical Languages
Series (CLS) which contain video similar to the type you mention. See
examples at http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=uaclp .
Our videos tend to be an average of 3 minutes long, total runtime approx 60
minutes per product.
We use 2 to 3 takes per video.
For each 30 minutes of video, we spend 1 day in rehearsal and 2 days
shooting. The author and the actors rehearse together. The script always
gets changed a little bit during rehearsal. The actors usually write the
scripts on easel pads because with Less Commonly Taught Languages, it can be
difficult to use a teleprompt. The author co-directs the taping with
another person who runs the camera and audio. We use a "blue screen"
background and spend a lot of time optimizing the audio quality.
Scott Brill
Research Engineer, University of Arizona
Computer Aided Language Instruction Group/Critical Languages Program
http://cali.arizona.edu
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Subject: #8533 estimating video production time
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>From: Bob Majors <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: estimating video production time
>Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:41:23 -0700
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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For anyone who has experience with videotaping short language learning
vignettes with non-professional actors, we're trying to get a rough idea of
how long we should plan for rehearsal and shooting (but not script writing
or video editing).
This would be with a prosumer camcorder, either natural lighting or two or
three simple lights, probably one mic, camera on a tripod with no movement
(no pan, tilt, zoom). Two actors interacting using a script.
In other words, to end up with, say, twenty half-minute videos (ten minutes
of runtime), how long might that take to:
- Have the non-professional talent rehearse their lines (on their own time).
- Set up the audio/video gear, record the scenes (it is expected that
multiple takes will be required to get a 'good' one), and put the gear away.
Or if you have a guesstimate for the ratio of production time to actual run
time (e.g., ten to one, etc.), that would work as well.
The acting/delivery quality will obviously not be professional, and we're
not looking for perfect, but reasonably good 'takes'.
Thanks
Bob Majors
University of Washington
Language Learning Center
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